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The E-Sylum: Volume 23, Number 49, December 6, 2020, Article 14

MORE COINS IN LUCITE

Dave Lange writes:

"I'll add something to the growing gallery of Lucite-embedded coins, though I believe you ran these images several years ago. I have a lucite paperweight from 1960 commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Beistle Company, maker of novelty paper products and, of course, the National Coin Albums."

Dave's correct - we ran these images in November, 2014. Well worth revisiting. -Editor

Dave Schenkman writes:

"The article about Lucite holders reminded me of two items that have been sitting on my bookshelves for years. One, from Temple Industries, has a full set of tokens from Southern Pine Lumber Company of Diboll, Texas. The other contains a medal issued in 1952 by the Indian Head (Maryland) Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center. In the 1970s I lived a couple of miles from this facility.

"And I'm sure you know Mrs. Butter-Worth. The coin is a 1960 quarter. I wonder if anyone collects this sort of thing..."

Temple Industries Southern Pine Lumber Company tokens in Lucite front

Temple Industries Southern Pine Lumber Company tokens in Lucite back

Indian Head MD Naval Surface Warfare Center medal in Lucite front

Indian Head MD Naval Surface Warfare Center medal in Lucite back

Dave adds:

"I wonder if this will start a new collecting mania. Perhaps NGC and PCGS should start tooling up so these embedded coins can be slabbed. Just think; a slab in a slab."

Phil Iversen writes:

"Some years ago I remember receiving a magazine that sold all kinds of oddball products. One item was a plastic toilet seat embedded with coins. Today on eBay there is one with coins and currency for sale."

Ah, yes - how could I forget those! Good times. These are apparently still being manufactured as Walmart, Wayfair other retail outlets are selling them, so somebody must be out there buying them. Thanks, everyone! -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
MORE LUCITE-ENCASED COINS: SPELLMAN, BEISTLE (https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n49a15.html)
COINS IN LUCITE (https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n48a11.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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